The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-26

what one Man u1,s Contributes 10 the
science 20 Timber CuIture.


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Not every person who has spcnt
most a MI. life IN any industrial mr.
suit has learned much that i new and
valuable. and not every one who h,s
acquired much useful information 4
ah'e and willing 10 impart he knowl-
c.l.>. NJ has rainei " osh.rx Sncb
however. Il not the case with Robert
Douglas. the great nu,servmap and
trc.-plnnfcr. Al the recent conxcn-
t,on II nurservmen M this citv. ~ told
how Ne became interested n tapestry
and what progress ne had made n h
When he came 70 The West h.
learned from the ..old settlers" that
tame grass and trees would MOI crow
On The prairies. He read most N N.
Eastern works az forestry and le.r,eJ
from them that forest trees would AZ
will II planted on land that was COW
cred win soil, and that coniferous
seedlings could do best a arted In open.
inys in 4 natural forest. He sci out trees
On the prairie that had never been
broken and had poor success with
them. He subducd the soil and found
that they grew like weeds. thouoh n
was necessary 10 keen the weeds ~
snbjection. He then ascertained that
seedlings could be raised better IN n
nursery than in opening. made among
forest trees.
Numerous experiments convinced
him that native trees are generally
much preferable to those obtained n
foreign countries. They are better
adapted "a our soil and climate ".
can see what they will do BIZ observing
them in natural woods. Not only are
native trees best. but experience shows
that Il Is advisable 10 plant the seeds ~
trees that grow in the vicinity Of ones
own home. The black walnut crows
wild from the great lake. 70 the Gulf 81
Mexico. but nnts obtained IN IN, Sou,b
ar.. NOT likely 10 produce hardy trees ~
~, North. The southern mus may III
terminate ana produce sm,,Itr..s,h,t
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chances arr that they will no l;lled
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horses The raw rrairie 4 prep,red
for setting out trees A. il i far rai.ing
= crop IL corn. II i broken shallow
in the summer. and the coming fan the
sod in the burrows i inverted and the \
pIow run deep enough 10 throw some
tIrec inches II earth over IL Before
planting the harrow and roller are
used On Il. and the marker used 10 Law
Of the rows to run In both directions.
the same as for crop II corn. New
land i in many respects preferable 70
old. liz fertility ha. not been AZ
and il contains no weed seeds
unless they are scattered 70 the wind
Small trees can b. set on land pre.
pared as for planting corn vcry randi
II. A spade will remove earth enough
u make a hole that viii contain. the
roots. When the roots have been
placed in position the spadefnl IL soil
can h. thrown over them and pressed
down by the foot Of the planter Two
men can work on adjoining rows and
smart boy can keen them supplied
With trees to set out and place them IN